Thanks in part to the award-winning First Scholars program, the number of first-generation students enrolled at Linfield is at a record high. Nearly half of Linfield’s new undergraduate students (49%) in fall 2022 are the first in their family to go to college, bringing the university-wide total of first-generation undergraduate students to 37%.
The First Scholars program received the Beacon Award from the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities last year for its distinctive model that pairs financial support with a unique mentoring program.
A total of 1,755 undergraduate and graduate students were reported this fall on Linfield’s McMinnville and Portland campuses and its eCampus. In addition to high numbers of first-generation students, Linfield’s new class of first-year and transfer students grew by 5% over the fall 2021 numbers. Enrollment in graduate programs increased 40% from last fall, with a total of 50 students taking graduate classes in education, business, nursing and sports science and analytics.
